DANIEL QUARE, LONDON. NO. 79; FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Details
A Queen Anne Walnut Column Barometer
Daniel Quare, London. No. 79; first quarter 18th century
The brass dial typical of Quare's format calibrated 28-31 and with twin scales with blued steel pointers regulated by later bronze urn finals flanking the central brass mercury tube hood above a foliate engraved arch, similarly engraved frame to the glazed dial and to the sides, the signature plaque below signed Invented and made DANl:QVARE London, the right side punch-numbered 79 on the bottom moulding, the slender walnut column divided into three parts by brass collets; the upper section of stop-fluted form above the twist section culminating in the cistern bulb with later drop finial
39½ ins (100.5 cm) high
Daniel Quare, London. No. 79; first quarter 18th century
The brass dial typical of Quare's format calibrated 28-31 and with twin scales with blued steel pointers regulated by later bronze urn finals flanking the central brass mercury tube hood above a foliate engraved arch, similarly engraved frame to the glazed dial and to the sides, the signature plaque below signed Invented and made DANl:QVARE London, the right side punch-numbered 79 on the bottom moulding, the slender walnut column divided into three parts by brass collets; the upper section of stop-fluted form above the twist section culminating in the cistern bulb with later drop finial
39½ ins (100.5 cm) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
R.W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London, 1929, pp. 302, fig. 2256
R.W. Symonds, Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, London, 1940, pp. 165, fig. 128
N. Goodison, English Barometers and their makers, 1680-1860, London, pp. 192-201, pl. 116
Daniel Quare (d. 1724) of Exchange Alley, London, was one of the most important makers of clocks, watches, barometers and scientific instruments of his time.
This barometer is an example from a similar group with part fluted and part spiral-form cases that were executed in either walnut or ivory or even on occasion as a combination of the two. Quare's numbering system is at best sporadic and perhaps some 20-30 numbered examples are known to exist. The lowest number recorded is No. 7 which was sold in Christies, New York, April 12, 1996, lot 76 for $120,000, and the highest so far recorded is No. 148. Other examples of this form include one formerly in the collection of the late Percival D. Griffiths now in a private collection and illustrated in R.W. Symonds op. cit.
R.W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London, 1929, pp. 302, fig. 2256
R.W. Symonds, Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, London, 1940, pp. 165, fig. 128
N. Goodison, English Barometers and their makers, 1680-1860, London, pp. 192-201, pl. 116
Daniel Quare (d. 1724) of Exchange Alley, London, was one of the most important makers of clocks, watches, barometers and scientific instruments of his time.
This barometer is an example from a similar group with part fluted and part spiral-form cases that were executed in either walnut or ivory or even on occasion as a combination of the two. Quare's numbering system is at best sporadic and perhaps some 20-30 numbered examples are known to exist. The lowest number recorded is No. 7 which was sold in Christies, New York, April 12, 1996, lot 76 for $120,000, and the highest so far recorded is No. 148. Other examples of this form include one formerly in the collection of the late Percival D. Griffiths now in a private collection and illustrated in R.W. Symonds op. cit.